Thanks For Seedlings

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

July 16, 1993

TO STUDENTS in Orange County schools:

Last week I was privileged to receive some of the pine seedlings you grew and nourished. With about 90 percent of our trees destroyed or badly damaged by Hurricane Andrew, we found your gesture very encouraging as we work to replace our trees.

I never realized how much I would miss trees. And, of course, without trees, we don't have the varied bird life we had before Andrew.

On behalf of Homestead, I want to thank you for your efforts. I only wish you could have seen the smiling faces of the families who received your trees. Thanks to citizens like you, we are determined to pick up the pieces of our lives and ''re-leaf'' this section of our state.